Potential Softlock?

[Unlukely]

I think I may have found a way to softlock the game, I haven't tested it though so it may not work. Here's the steps for anyone who dares to test.

1. Make sure to have 2 players.
2. Player A (The Resident Representative) unlocks terraforming
3. Player A buys cliff construction permit
4. Remove all items from Player B's house, inventory and house storage.
5. (might be optional idk) Make sure Player B doesn't have any miles
6. Player A surrounds Player B's house in cliffs
7. (Idk if optional) Player A puts water all over the island/digs holes all over the island
8. Player A either deletes user's profile or switch profile

I'm not sure how terraforming works with multiple people on an island. I've heard people say "just use the rescue service" but I think that takes you to your house which would make it ineffective if you were stuck in your house already.

 

[Ciary]

no, that will delete the island as the island is linked to Player A.

 

[Unlukely]

I just checked with my second player and their island designer's are different (Player B doesn't have Water/Cliff tool) so does that mean if the roles were reversed you could softlock?

 

[pocky]

The whole island gets deleted if you delete Player A

 

[Ciary]

I don't know for sure, but I think the representative is always the only one with the water/cliff tool.
and deleting that account will delete the island

but this leaves an interesting point: what if you just dig a series of pits around your house, like a mote, and then your shovel breaks. if you have literally nothing in your inventory or in storage, won't you be stuck? or do pits close after a day?

 

[momayo]

Rescue service gives you option to go to plaza, shop, and somewhere else I forgot.

 

[Unlukely]

If you got rid of all bells and miles how would this work then?

 

[starlightsong]

I don't know for sure, but I think the representative is always the only one with the water/cliff tool.
and deleting that account will delete the island

but this leaves an interesting point: what if you just dig a series of pits around your house, like a mote, and then your shovel breaks. if you have literally nothing in your inventory or in storage, won't you be stuck? or do pits close after a day?

nah, i'm the resident rep on my island and share with my dad and brother and they're both still able to purchase and use the water & cliff tools--in fact, i've specifically asked my brother to use his game to help me with water & cliff terraforming that i was too afraid i'd mess up if i did it myself. pretty sure you're right about deleting the rep's account deleting the island though! idk about your other point but it'd be interesting to see if someone was willing to try it out.

 

[Ciary]

yeah no, it's a mute point since you don't need a shovel to close pits. so the only way this could be done is if you dig around the reps house with the cliff or water tool and make sure they themselves don't have that tool available. and they got rid of all items, nook miles and money.

but is that a softlock though? sure, the rep wouldn't be able to do anything, but any other account can still join the island and undo the lock?
and only if there isn't an exception in the rescue app for people without money or miles, which there probably is

 

[LambdaDelta]

if you want to hunt for ways to lock the game, please actually test your theories out instead of making threads about nonexistent findings

everyone else already gave the obvious debunking info, so not gonna bother there

 

[Chris]

I'm going to close this here. Threads like this are how false rumours about the game are started/spread.